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  People and Places Beyond Reach: Invisible Stories as Immersive Devices in Contemporary Video Games

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  Pawel Frelik Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland

  September 15, 2017

  immediately delivered to the player. It is entirely possible to complete a game without knowing them, the ...
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  Asceticism

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  Ken McAllister University of Arizona

  April 17, 2009

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  subtle connective processes that immersion--any immersion--always seems to make possible, the ...
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  4400 Fan-Habitants and corporate-sanctioned user-generated Overflow

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  Avi Santo Old Dominion University

  May 01, 2009

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  which is what makes The 4400 illustrative of both the possibilities and limitations of such ...
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  "C'mere, stay": Immersion as Immergence, Pervasion, and Abeyance

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  Judd Ruggill University of Arizona

  April 13, 2009

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  "C'mere, stay": Immersion as Immergence, Pervasion, and Abeyance immersion contradiction agency Curator's Note When I was first invited to curate an In Media Res theme week, "immersion" seemed like a reasonable focalizer--dee ...
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  Virtual Reality is a weird machine

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  Vicki Williams University of Birmingham

  April 03, 2019

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  Virtual Reality is a weird machine Virtual Reality immersion weird affect and embodiment Ontology Curator's Note Virtual reality is weird. By its very nature, VR asks users to immerse themselves in a digitally simulated “world” and think of it as rea ...
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  Performing Stardom

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  James Harvey-Davitt Anglia Ruskin University

  April 21, 2015

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  Performing Stardom stars spectatorship Movies about Movies intertextuality immersion Alienation Curator's Note A tendency has appeared across several recent films whereby we see stars playing actors who – during overtly performative moments – allude ...